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under president obama's plan and under a conservative plan like i am advancing, we will still have to pay down the debt. we still need to pay down the debt. that i think makes common sense and is accepted by the american people. host: john boehner said that the case has to be made to the american people about how important this is. lacking the white house, how will the republican party makes this happen? guest: i think they already understand. the bigger question is will the political class demonstrate the courage the american people have in saying we understand it? there is a great column in "the washington times", called "the american miracle." what took place in 2009, and no other people in the planet would have reacted the way the american people did. his point was that in early 2009, everybody was scared. our 401k's lost value, our homes lost value. many americans lost their jobs. general motors was going bankrupt. everyone was nervous, and along came this popular president and said he was going to do this thing the government tries to do. he would do the same old, same old. he w
under president obama's plan and under a conservative plan like i am advancing, we will still have to pay down the debt. we still need to pay down the debt. that i think makes common sense and is accepted by the american people. host: john boehner said that the case has to be made to the american people about how important this is. lacking the white house, how will the republican party makes this happen? guest: i think they already understand. the bigger question is will the political class...
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i urged president obama to approve the request. u.s., afghan, and coalition forces are taking the momentum from the insurgency, particularly in former taliban stronghold in the south. the afghan army is increasingly in the lead in planning and executing operations. that is what the taliban feared the most, afghan security forces, as opposed to foreign forces, out in front providing security to the afghan people. as support for the afghan army and police gross, a lower level insurgent fighters are slowly beginning to reintegrate -- army and police grows, in local insurgent fighters are slowly beginning to reintegrate. we must remain attentive to threats in that region and around the world. i outlined those threats in some detail in the remaining of my comments. >> thank you, mr. chairman. now want to join you and welcoming secretary gates and secretary hail for fiscal year 2012. secretary gates, you were asked to return to public service at a time when this country was embroiled in the turmoil of an unpopular war and another deterio
i urged president obama to approve the request. u.s., afghan, and coalition forces are taking the momentum from the insurgency, particularly in former taliban stronghold in the south. the afghan army is increasingly in the lead in planning and executing operations. that is what the taliban feared the most, afghan security forces, as opposed to foreign forces, out in front providing security to the afghan people. as support for the afghan army and police gross, a lower level insurgent fighters...
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we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for power. what you have our union to have, for a long time we had a democratic-controlled governorship and legislature. there were tightly tied in. they got a lot of good deals. now you have republicans that control the governorship and legislature. they are trying to take back that part. a struggle that is very good -- democracy. host: struggle in new jersey. the governor puts out his budget this week. will you see more and more of this all around the country? guest: we are already seeing that in ohio. you will see that in york, whe
we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for...
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president obama called bahrain's king, he did that on friday. the administration once again finds itself in a bit of a bind. as freedom activists face off with an authoritarian ally. secretary of state hillary clinton walked a fine line when i spoke to her exclusively on friday. madame secretary thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how do you assess bahrain? is it stable? >> we have been clear we don't want to see violence. we deplore it. we think it's absolutely unacceptable. we very much want to see the human rights of the people protected, including right to assemble. right to express themselves. and we want to see them reform. bahrain had started on some reform. we want to see them get back to that as quickly as possible. >> what will the united states do? will it hold bahrain to a similar standard as egypt? >> we try to hold everyone to a similar standard. we cannot dictate the outcomes. we can't tell a country what they're going to do. we had no control over what happened in egypt. >> as americans sit and watch and try
president obama called bahrain's king, he did that on friday. the administration once again finds itself in a bit of a bind. as freedom activists face off with an authoritarian ally. secretary of state hillary clinton walked a fine line when i spoke to her exclusively on friday. madame secretary thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how do you assess bahrain? is it stable? >> we have been clear we don't want to see violence. we deplore it. we think it's...
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>> i barely that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent -- apparently that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent voters. recall that business' demand last december was we are uncertain about taxes. he gives them their tax bill. now it is regulation. next year it will be unless you get rid of these child labor laws and the minimum wage law -, we cannot do business in this environment but what do they what? >> charles, what do they want? >> how do i compete with that? "yes, we are in favor of repeal of the child labor laws." mark is right, it is about independence, repositioning. this is daley, the tax-cut bill, his attack on regulation, promised to reorganize the government in the state of the unit is nothing of substance, all about appearances, is empty. >> i will take issue with that. i agree that a lot of it is about independent voters and reshaping the image. but the president would like to score a few more legislative victories, trade deals, a few other things he would like to bag before he runs for reelection bid this white house cannot get a majorit
>> i barely that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent -- apparently that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent voters. recall that business' demand last december was we are uncertain about taxes. he gives them their tax bill. now it is regulation. next year it will be unless you get rid of these child labor laws and the minimum wage law -, we cannot do business in this environment but what do they what? >> charles, what do they want? >> how do...
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president obama made his case on a high-tech visit to the west coast. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports on the response from business leaders in california. >> reporter: so this is the kind of innovation you're talking about? >> sure. >> reporter: displays of high- tech gadgets like this google earth exhibit at san jose's tech museum continue to amaze even the denizens of silicon valley, where they invent stuff like this. we brought russell hancock to the museum. he is c.e.o. of a consortium of silicon valley business and government. he says these innovations should remind president obama how important such inventions-- and the valley itself-- are to the nation. >> if there's a place that can lead us out of the recession, if there's a place that can reinvent energy in our energy future, it would be silicon valley. but we have to do this in partnership. >> reporter: the president came west this week to talk with high-tech leaders about issues like that. last night, he dined with an elite group of silicon valley executives, including google's
president obama made his case on a high-tech visit to the west coast. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports on the response from business leaders in california. >> reporter: so this is the kind of innovation you're talking about? >> sure. >> reporter: displays of high- tech gadgets like this google earth exhibit at san jose's tech museum continue to amaze even the denizens of silicon valley, where they invent stuff like this. we brought russell hancock to the museum....
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cabinet, barack obama put his hat into the ring. with an already crowded field of presidential contenders. >> i stand in front of you to announce my candidacy. >> 2012 race seems to be moving at a comparatively sluggish race. democrats have their man, and republicans are beginning to jockey for positions at the annual conservative action conference in washington. >> we will continue. >> only one noncandidate. - only one candid it is known and congress woman michele bachman. >> holding on to the house of representatives and a conservative seventh and yes, baby. winning the white house in 2012. (cheers & applause) the poll found that who they found was favored? how to be is of the top of the list. 21 percent tariff huckabee, sara palin and newt gingrich >> and the white house has been that some of wrong items it is so dangerous. >> sarah palin was not there for she could still win the weekend poll. in washington, kron 4 news. >> thursday traffic quite sluggish. how we 1 0 1 towards the peninsula. the top is barely moving. and how we 1
cabinet, barack obama put his hat into the ring. with an already crowded field of presidential contenders. >> i stand in front of you to announce my candidacy. >> 2012 race seems to be moving at a comparatively sluggish race. democrats have their man, and republicans are beginning to jockey for positions at the annual conservative action conference in washington. >> we will continue. >> only one noncandidate. - only one candid it is known and congress woman michele...
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i was in tahrir square the night of obama's speech, very well delivered speech. he hit on many of the right notes, but people weren't listening there. you have decades of policy up against a few minutes of statements, right. and the people there are not easily fooled. they know which side the u.s. took in this conflict for years. one of the principal complaints if not the principal complaint about u.s. policy in this region for many of these countries is american's support more dictators like mubarak. they know the history. as i watch the white house from the region change its statements every day, the reaction from the people i spoke to there was not just skepticism, but it was anger. this is the best you have got. now, is it too late? i think that's a fair question. probably, but not necessarily because a message of unequivocal support would have value there, but as you have seen words parsed on repeated days, that's not the message that they have been been getting. gwen: it doesn't seem like unequivocal could work in that region. >> that's the trouble. you're
i was in tahrir square the night of obama's speech, very well delivered speech. he hit on many of the right notes, but people weren't listening there. you have decades of policy up against a few minutes of statements, right. and the people there are not easily fooled. they know which side the u.s. took in this conflict for years. one of the principal complaints if not the principal complaint about u.s. policy in this region for many of these countries is american's support more dictators like...
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this morning, i sent a letter to president obama. signed by 150 economists, that say that cutting spending now will help create a better environment so that we can begin to create jobs in our country. this is a critically important step, if we're going to end the uncertainty and start to give investors and small business people the confidence to invest in our economy. i used to be a small businessman. i understand that when you have all this uncertainty, you don't invest. if people begin to see us rein in out-of-control spending it will bring in more business and investors around the country and we'll begin to see better job creation in the country. >> you talk about the debt limit that has to be raised accord together administration. and say we're not going to vote for that unless there are specific spending cuts we get in response. if there is not a compromise on this, would you rule out a government shutdown as an appropriate response? >> david, our goal here is to reduce spending. our goal is not to shut down the government. and
this morning, i sent a letter to president obama. signed by 150 economists, that say that cutting spending now will help create a better environment so that we can begin to create jobs in our country. this is a critically important step, if we're going to end the uncertainty and start to give investors and small business people the confidence to invest in our economy. i used to be a small businessman. i understand that when you have all this uncertainty, you don't invest. if people begin to see...
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you voted for the obama healthcare plan. are you now willing to cut entitlements including social security which some of your top democratic leaders say off the table. are you willing to cut those and is it as the gop claims because you face a tough reelection fight in 2012? >> i decided that ear mark, was not for this former auditor on the day i got there, chris. i started to try to rein in government spending the day i got there. tom coburn and i have worked on that for every day i have been in the senate. i voted for big things when the economy was in a crisis but always had an eye to get toot serious work of cutting spending on looking long-term at entitlements. we have to cut social security long-term. i agree that we have to look at egg and be responsible and intellectally honest. the american people are ready for us to be honest with them about the fact that our debt is too high and we have to get a handle on it. >> chris: a minute left. i want you both to be on hest with me about this. it is amazing the president unv
you voted for the obama healthcare plan. are you now willing to cut entitlements including social security which some of your top democratic leaders say off the table. are you willing to cut those and is it as the gop claims because you face a tough reelection fight in 2012? >> i decided that ear mark, was not for this former auditor on the day i got there, chris. i started to try to rein in government spending the day i got there. tom coburn and i have worked on that for every day i have...
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meet the press over the weekend talking about the budget pressing political issues like whether or not obama was born in the united states and host david gregory decided to question boehner about those in the republican party who claim that president obama is not a citizen of the u.s. and that he is a closeted muslim so just take a listen to speaker boehner his response. maybe it's not my job to tell the american people what to think our job in washington this to look for me american people having said that of the state of hawaii has said that he was born there that's good enough for me the president says he's a christian i accept images word. so better doesn't think that it's his responsibility to tell the american people what to do or say you know somehow i just don't believe that i mean congress makes laws that force us to do or think about something every day that would be why like that officials are called leaders right you lead the rest will follow they ever heard that line before john or how about the responsibility of politicians to speak the truth to their constituents and boehner i
meet the press over the weekend talking about the budget pressing political issues like whether or not obama was born in the united states and host david gregory decided to question boehner about those in the republican party who claim that president obama is not a citizen of the u.s. and that he is a closeted muslim so just take a listen to speaker boehner his response. maybe it's not my job to tell the american people what to think our job in washington this to look for me american people...
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cover of time magazine shows reagan and obama's admiration for him. why obama loves reagan. is this aspirational? is this a president after a tough midterm election who wants to match the success of reagan or is there more? >> no, no. in reality barack obama has always been an admirer of reagan. many of the qualities he exhibits are reflective of what ronald reagan was all about. he has not been able to demonstrate those in the first 18 months or so of his administration simply because he had such an awesome majority in the senate and an awesome majority in the house and the majority was dominated by the more progressive wing of the democratic party, far beyond what obama is. obama is more like reagan than he is like anyone else. probably including bill clinton, believe it or not. he's a real admirer and it is genuine. >> secretary baker, is it also important to learn from some of president reagan's failings, the deregulation, its impact on the economy, deregulation of the financial situation, running up huge deficits? >> the deregulation of the financial industry mostly occ
cover of time magazine shows reagan and obama's admiration for him. why obama loves reagan. is this aspirational? is this a president after a tough midterm election who wants to match the success of reagan or is there more? >> no, no. in reality barack obama has always been an admirer of reagan. many of the qualities he exhibits are reflective of what ronald reagan was all about. he has not been able to demonstrate those in the first 18 months or so of his administration simply because he...
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speech was not well received by protesters in cairo who ruptured into angry chunks against him president obama has sharply criticized the egyptian government and called slow play it poff to democracy. also russia's president pays a surprise visit to a train station discovering major security lapses following the visit he ordered the calm of the country law enforcement agencies to probe the fed transport systems the president to transport security on days pass no control up to last month terrorist attack it was demanded about which code section sixty. and german chancellor angela merkel faces questions about a military and a strike which killed dozens of civilians in afghanistan almost three years and that up to eight hundred forty two people were killed dozens of them civilians as a result of this trying to field time hi charlie brown taliban minute. now back to washington football to all that with a look at why the state of mississippi. well it's time for tonight's tool time award and you see there's a fight for a new mississippi over a special license plate to honor confederate general natha
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you should have me before you bring barack obama. but i am so horned and -- honored and so humbled to be here and even see a few friends that i knew from if my time in texas and to see so many others who care about our country. i want to take a moment because i not only am proud to lead the office of trade representatives, but we have some of the most dedicated federal employees, and unlike our current speaker of the house, i happen to believe people who go into public service are some of the greatest people in our community. [applause] from our teachers and a number of my employees, congressman, who live in your district, and they support you and wanted to be here today, so from all of my staff that took the time to come to share this morning with us, if you all would stand so we can acknowledge you. [applause] as congressman hoyer referenced, recent events in egypt and, i think, across the middle east serve as a fairly poignant reminder to all of us how our peaceful, tolerant and open form of democracy is special. and something tha
you should have me before you bring barack obama. but i am so horned and -- honored and so humbled to be here and even see a few friends that i knew from if my time in texas and to see so many others who care about our country. i want to take a moment because i not only am proud to lead the office of trade representatives, but we have some of the most dedicated federal employees, and unlike our current speaker of the house, i happen to believe people who go into public service are some of the...
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barack obama is 61, you are 5'7". he is charismatic and some people suggest that perhaps you are not. does that matter? >> probably, you know. in the time, i had i never suggested to the voters what they should consider as a valid criterion. if it comes down to height and hair i probably wouldn't do well. i guess that is something in the balance with many of the other factors. >> chris: governor daniels thank you so much for coming in. always good to see you. and we will be ready to see what happens in indiana and what happens on the presidential campaign trail. thanks. >> chris: up next, another possible 2012 contender leading the gop polls right now. former governor mike huckabee. back in a moment. but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids. but my coach had h
barack obama is 61, you are 5'7". he is charismatic and some people suggest that perhaps you are not. does that matter? >> probably, you know. in the time, i had i never suggested to the voters what they should consider as a valid criterion. if it comes down to height and hair i probably wouldn't do well. i guess that is something in the balance with many of the other factors. >> chris: governor daniels thank you so much for coming in. always good to see you. and we will be...
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looks to me like they are setting up barack obama's reelection. they are positioning themselves as extremists. they want to cut things like head start, policemen on the street. funding for scientific research in america. people look at this and say yes, we are concerned about the deficit but we don't want to kill jobs, kill the economy, republicans, why would they be doing this? even the chamber of commerce doesn't want this. >> i think that is what the republican members will hear when they go back. they vote this week and presume they will pass the deep cuts and then they will go home. i think what juan says shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. the white house is going to say the next week that do you realize that your republican representative voted to cut x numbers jobs from your police force and x number of jobs from your public library and x number of emergency responders and ask your republican congressman about this at a town hall meeting. interesting to see whether the new members or old members, too, can answer those questions or at least
looks to me like they are setting up barack obama's reelection. they are positioning themselves as extremists. they want to cut things like head start, policemen on the street. funding for scientific research in america. people look at this and say yes, we are concerned about the deficit but we don't want to kill jobs, kill the economy, republicans, why would they be doing this? even the chamber of commerce doesn't want this. >> i think that is what the republican members will hear when...
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. >> woodruff: in washington today, president obama sat down with a number of democratic governors, who later commented on the government versus union battles across the nation. >> whatever wisconsin or these other states can do to get back into the game of creating jobs instead of fighting or belittling their public employees i think is a good step. >> woodruff: the governors will remain in washington through the weekend. and joining us now to discuss the current disputes over public employees and fiscal challenges sweeping the states, republican governor mitch daniels of indiana and democratic governor brian schweitzer of montana. gentlemen, thank you both for being with us. and i just want to point out the sling, governor daniels, is not because he's been in a tussle with democrats, you had shoulder surgery recently. >> it's a sympathy ploy, i thought you might take it easy on me. >> woodruff: governor, let me begin with you on this showdown in wisconsin and your state of indiana. you've been very critical of public workers, you use the term privileged elite. you've said that while o
. >> woodruff: in washington today, president obama sat down with a number of democratic governors, who later commented on the government versus union battles across the nation. >> whatever wisconsin or these other states can do to get back into the game of creating jobs instead of fighting or belittling their public employees i think is a good step. >> woodruff: the governors will remain in washington through the weekend. and joining us now to discuss the current disputes...
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for that matter genius i mean i saw him take his australian because barack obama has never had a union boss like andy stern in his oval office so we know what he had him more than anyone else he would never make up he's probably who are playing with words he would never see would never pick up the phone from warren buffett supporter you know what i bet he would he would never have said he would and so would i so the idea that he picks up a phone of a big industrialist a man who has you know many ideas to discuss it is there so i stay discuss that matter is not revolutionary barack obama meets with wealthy business people all the time and i don't think it's a top of the water wouldn't talk with any of the democrats there in that barton is going to say sheen with his so-called coke was there was only one democrat that he would talk to because he thought he could win a political i mean i think it was clear that he democrats were willing to negotiate with him now i'm sure he would be actually willing to talk to them he already did not give any leads that they would tell him his location in
for that matter genius i mean i saw him take his australian because barack obama has never had a union boss like andy stern in his oval office so we know what he had him more than anyone else he would never make up he's probably who are playing with words he would never see would never pick up the phone from warren buffett supporter you know what i bet he would he would never have said he would and so would i so the idea that he picks up a phone of a big industrialist a man who has you know...
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obama will be leaving the bay area this morning. this could impact traffic on the roads obviously because of the president's entourage. >>> a man is held in jail after suspicion of beating his two- month-old baby. >>> the university hospital in southern california may resume transplants today. they shut down the program after giving the wrong kidney to the person. the hospital stopped transplants after the error was discovered. two kidneys from separate donors arrived at the transplant center around the same time and on the same day. they were labeled correctly and the misup was the result of human error. >>> it has been ten years since heaven-time champion dale earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the biggest race. it happened on february 18th, 2001. there will be a special attribute this year. more than 150,000 fans will rise in a moment of silence. his son will be in the big race adding to the emotion. >>> time now 5:48. a priceless egyptian statue stolen from an egyptian museum will be returned after it was found near a trash
obama will be leaving the bay area this morning. this could impact traffic on the roads obviously because of the president's entourage. >>> a man is held in jail after suspicion of beating his two- month-old baby. >>> the university hospital in southern california may resume transplants today. they shut down the program after giving the wrong kidney to the person. the hospital stopped transplants after the error was discovered. two kidneys from separate donors arrived at the...
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obama build ks for investment. also on the housing situation, "the financial times" reports a white house report will worn over the mortgage shakedown. the white house is expected later this week to unveil plans to overhaul fannie mae and freddie mac. clarksville, tennessee. democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, sir. caller: how are you this morning? host: doing well. caller: i am a young man and i feel like the patriot act, that it was ok. i felt a little safer. it did not make me feel totally safe but i feel like the patriot act, it should be voted in again. because there are people that should be surveillanced and have their phones tapped. host: it -- host: it does not make me feel safer but it eases my mind a little bit, as well as other people's. host: how would on the republican line. caller: i think some of our republican representatives -- and i am a republican -- better review the constitution. it talks about us being secure in our books and papers and this is a clear infring
obama build ks for investment. also on the housing situation, "the financial times" reports a white house report will worn over the mortgage shakedown. the white house is expected later this week to unveil plans to overhaul fannie mae and freddie mac. clarksville, tennessee. democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, sir. caller: how are you this morning? host: doing well. caller: i am a young man and i feel like the patriot act, that it was ok. i felt a...
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cable satellite corp. 2011] >> house speaker john boehner and other republicans met with president obama. that is next on c-span. in a few minutes, a hearing on the growing debt that many state and local governments face. later, federal reserve chairman been bernanke on the economy. -- ben bernanke on the economy. >> on tomorrow's of washington journal, will have represented tim huelskamp and representative dennis knesset. washington journal each morning at 7:00 eastern. later on c-span2, the heads of the cia, fbi, and it center for national intelligence at 10:00 eastern. at 10:30 on c-span3, james steinberg will take questions on the political unrest in egypt and lebanon. that is from the house foreign affairs committee. >> experience american history on c-span3. it is 48 hours of people and events of telling the american story. here first-person accounts of people who shaped modern america on oral history. history bookshelf features the best known history writers of the past decade. travel to important battlefields to learn about keep figures and events. every weekend, does a college c
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. >>> we are learning more about who president obama will be meeting during his visit to the bay area tomorrow evening. the president will have a private dinner at an undisclosed location with executives like facebook founder and apple ceo and the google chief executive. the white house says the dinner meet willing focus on innovation, job creation and education. >>> overseas, peaceful protests turned violent in bahrain today. two people are dead and 50 injured. riot police attacked the protesters in pearl square with rubber bullets and tear gas. abc's miguel marquez was right in the middle of it. listen as he describes what happened. >> it's after 3:00 in the morning here. the military has just come alongside the highway right next to the main square here in town and they are firing tons of tear gas into the square and clearing about 2 or 3,000 protesters out. that was a canister. no, no, no! video. journalist. journalist! journalist! journalist! jurisdictionist! journalist. jurisdictionist. no, he said no. no, he said no. i'm going! i'm going. i'm going. i'm going! >> i just got bea
. >>> we are learning more about who president obama will be meeting during his visit to the bay area tomorrow evening. the president will have a private dinner at an undisclosed location with executives like facebook founder and apple ceo and the google chief executive. the white house says the dinner meet willing focus on innovation, job creation and education. >>> overseas, peaceful protests turned violent in bahrain today. two people are dead and 50 injured. riot police...
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we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for power. what you have our union to have, for a long time we had a democratic-controlled governorship and legislature. there were tightly tied in. they got a lot of good deals. now you have republicans that control the governorship and legislature. they are trying to take back that part. a struggle that is very good -- democracy. host: struggle in new jersey. the governor puts out his budget this week. will you see more and more of this all around the country? guest: we are already seeing that in ohio. you will see that in york, whe
we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for...
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last week, president obama this is it intel in oregon. they have one of the most advanced plans for building microprocessors. that plant is a window for our future, proving that we can be more than consumers of things. we can manufacture in obeyed the products here and sell them around the world. that is why we are backing more research, extending tax credits for businesses that in debate on our shores and pushing clean energy standards that will create jobs, in our dependence on foreign oil, and by climate change. we have to out-build the rest of the world. we cannot expect to grow on a 20th-century infrastructure. from high speed rail to high- speed internet. we have to invest company-- invests in -- and that in companies that move equipment quickly. we have to reform our government, including making sure our government lives within its means. we have got to stop spending on things we do not need so that we can make investments in the things we do need. this involves some difficult choices. we had to cut back on some things we would not
last week, president obama this is it intel in oregon. they have one of the most advanced plans for building microprocessors. that plant is a window for our future, proving that we can be more than consumers of things. we can manufacture in obeyed the products here and sell them around the world. that is why we are backing more research, extending tax credits for businesses that in debate on our shores and pushing clean energy standards that will create jobs, in our dependence on foreign oil,...
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we begin with remarks by president obama. this is just over an hour. >> obviously, his departure is not the biggest one today. [laughter] having said that, i thought i would come into the briefing room to say a few words about my departing press secretary. as some of you know, robert started very early with me on this wild ride that i had been on. i had run for the united states senate. i was not expected to win. when i won, the democratic primary in illinois, i realize that was going to have to start stocking up a little bit. at the time, i only had six or seven people working for me. i did not have a lot of money, so all that i could afford was robert gibbs. [laughter] robert came to work with me and we had a pretty significant general election. and then alan keyes came in, and so that ended up not being our primary focus. we then had this incredible opportunity to speak at the national convention. i know that a lot of you think that probably most attention was devoted to the speech that i delivered in boston. in fact, the
we begin with remarks by president obama. this is just over an hour. >> obviously, his departure is not the biggest one today. [laughter] having said that, i thought i would come into the briefing room to say a few words about my departing press secretary. as some of you know, robert started very early with me on this wild ride that i had been on. i had run for the united states senate. i was not expected to win. when i won, the democratic primary in illinois, i realize that was going to...
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the obama energy policy. and i'm glad to hear my old friend speaker knut gingrich also talk to you about energy. just as obama care will increase the cost of health care, the obama energy policy driving up the cost of energy, and not by accident. and remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs affect 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? well, in november -- in 2008, before he was elected in november, then senator obama told the san francisco chronical under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily sky rocket. and if senate republicans hadn't killed the cap and trade tax, the electric bills for working americans would have sky rocketed. except there would be even fewer americans working if that happened. american manufacturing would be crushed by obama's energy proposals. but he hasn't given up. his moratorium on the gulf of mexico oil drilling has become a perm torium. more alaskan oil has been placed off limits. the technology hyd
the obama energy policy. and i'm glad to hear my old friend speaker knut gingrich also talk to you about energy. just as obama care will increase the cost of health care, the obama energy policy driving up the cost of energy, and not by accident. and remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs affect 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? well, in november -- in 2008, before he was elected in november, then senator obama told the san francisco...
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i am glenn obama cares. [applause] i am glad obama cares. i am glad democrats care. [applause] if it does not democrats during that somebody gets kicked around when someone has a pre- existing illness, who is going to care? if it is not democrats caring about the cost of college and try to expand programs so people can afford it, who is going to care? we do care. that is when the great things about being a democrat and we should be proud of that and be proud of our president. we are focusing on the future and the other party is fighting the battles of the past. i think you'll see more of this over the next two years. it will be easy for us to make that choice plan to americans. just to give you a little preview, but the time we are next together, the reelect will be up and running. it will likely begin in the second quarter of the year. the president has announced in an unusual way the real light will not be in the d.c. area. the president said it worked in chicago the first time, there were some good karma there, let me go back home and get outside of the beltway im
i am glenn obama cares. [applause] i am glad obama cares. i am glad democrats care. [applause] if it does not democrats during that somebody gets kicked around when someone has a pre- existing illness, who is going to care? if it is not democrats caring about the cost of college and try to expand programs so people can afford it, who is going to care? we do care. that is when the great things about being a democrat and we should be proud of that and be proud of our president. we are focusing on...
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president obama should get advice from a candidate obama circa 2007. that guy had a lot of good ideas. 202-737-0001 is our line for republicans and 202-737-0002 for democrats. if you are independent, the number to call is 202-628-0205. "the weekly standard" hazmat -- exit gaddafi. how a no-name new jersey governor became a republican superstar. next is ken from oregon. good morning. caller: hi. good morning. i'm ok. thank you. essedust -- real bl to speak with you and hopefully with the public this morning. i am in oregon. and i just got done marching -- watching the economics show with the wonderful harvard finance, what is it? harvardporter, business school. this morning, i spent my entire evening -- i would call myself ground level. i have much to say this morning and these are things that i have as a member of one of the poor citizens in this economy and state. i just -- host: if you can advise the president to meet with one person, who would it be? caller: i would say or governor from oregon. as a citizen here on the second- largest bay on this si
president obama should get advice from a candidate obama circa 2007. that guy had a lot of good ideas. 202-737-0001 is our line for republicans and 202-737-0002 for democrats. if you are independent, the number to call is 202-628-0205. "the weekly standard" hazmat -- exit gaddafi. how a no-name new jersey governor became a republican superstar. next is ken from oregon. good morning. caller: hi. good morning. i'm ok. thank you. essedust -- real bl to speak with you and hopefully with...
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president obama paid a visit to the u.s. chamber of commerce this week and urged businesses to begin hiring. >> if i have one message, of my messages now's the time to invest in america. now was the time to invest in america. [applause] today, american companies have nearly $2 trillion at set -- sitting on their balance sheets. many of you have told me that you are waiting for demand to rise. with millions of americans out of work, demand has risen more slowly than any of us have liked. we are in this together. many of you are forecasting a healthy increase in demand. i want to encourage you to get in the game. >> in a minute, i'll be joined by the secretary of the treasury. later, we will hear from a leading republican senator. we will hear from senior editors from the atlantic. they will take us to the global economy and they will talk with three young entrepreneur is to are carving out a new niche in the field of education, pharmaceuticals, and baby food. joining our conversation will be students onto campus -- college ca
president obama paid a visit to the u.s. chamber of commerce this week and urged businesses to begin hiring. >> if i have one message, of my messages now's the time to invest in america. now was the time to invest in america. [applause] today, american companies have nearly $2 trillion at set -- sitting on their balance sheets. many of you have told me that you are waiting for demand to rise. with millions of americans out of work, demand has risen more slowly than any of us have liked....
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and president obama has threatened a veto. the deadline for congress to agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that as abc 7 political reporter mark matthews explains, the government will shut down. >> it's not just that the republicans don't think had the president's 2012 budget cuts are enough. they want to start now. >> we are taking the first step intacteling our unsustainable debt and preserve our economic strength for future generations. >> jackie speier described it a bit differently. >> the silly, the dangerous, and the hypocritical. >> instead of passing a budget for 2011, congress has been passing temporary spending measures. the president says he will veto the republican cuts and that sets up a showdown. unless congress acts, money for government operations will run out in a little more than two weeks. the first government shutdown since president clinton and newton gingrich faced off in 1995. veteran house republicans are not eager to repeat says political analyst. >> they remembered they tried t
and president obama has threatened a veto. the deadline for congress to agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that as abc 7 political reporter mark matthews explains, the government will shut down. >> it's not just that the republicans don't think had the president's 2012 budget cuts are enough. they want to start now. >> we are taking the first step intacteling our unsustainable debt and preserve our economic strength for future generations. >> jackie...
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president obama has threatened to veto. the deadline for congress to agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that mark matthews says the government could shut down. >> they want to start with $61 billion this year. >> we are taking the first step intacteling our unsustainable debt and preserving our economic strength for future generations. >> when jackie speier described it a bit differently. >> the silly, the dangerous and hypocritical. >> instead of passing a budget for 2011, the president says he will veto republican cuts and that sets up a showdown. when this country acts, money will run out in little more than two weeks, the first government shutdown since president obama clinton and newton beginning given squared off in 1995. >> they remember they tried that strategy and it failed. and they realized that coming up 2012 they need the center voters. they don't want to lose the center voters. republicans in the house are split. newcomers with ties to the tea party are pushing for the big cuts and threa
president obama has threatened to veto. the deadline for congress to agree to some sort of funding measure is march 4th. after that mark matthews says the government could shut down. >> they want to start with $61 billion this year. >> we are taking the first step intacteling our unsustainable debt and preserving our economic strength for future generations. >> when jackie speier described it a bit differently. >> the silly, the dangerous and hypocritical. >>...
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last week, president obama this is it intel in oregon. they have one of the most advanced plans for building microprocessors. that plant is a window for our future, proving that we can be more than consumers of things. we can manufacture in obeyed the products here and sell them around the world. that is why we are backing more research, extending tax credits for businesses that in debate on our shores and pushing clean energy standards that will create jobs, in our dependence on foreign oil, and by climate change. we have to out-build the rest of the world. we cannot expect to grow on a 20th-century infrastructure. from high speed rail to high- speed internet. we have to invest company-- invests in -- and that in companies that move equipment quickly. we have to reform our government, including making sure our government lives within its means. we have got to stop spending on things we do not need so that we can make investments in the things we do need. this involves some difficult choices. we had to cut back on some things we would not
last week, president obama this is it intel in oregon. they have one of the most advanced plans for building microprocessors. that plant is a window for our future, proving that we can be more than consumers of things. we can manufacture in obeyed the products here and sell them around the world. that is why we are backing more research, extending tax credits for businesses that in debate on our shores and pushing clean energy standards that will create jobs, in our dependence on foreign oil,...
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i think obama is doing a great job. host: as far as the amendments are concerned, 583 proposed according to the "washington post" and others. 153 of those were considered on the house of the floor and at the end of the day 67 ended up being adopted by house of representatives. one of the amendment by representative broun, 246 as it was none. it would fund the army corps by responding. a democrat from washington state. >> there is the school of thought that we should let nature take its way. i believe so strongly on the west coast of washington state, we have from time to time have to come out and put in projects to save cities, safe housing -- major housing project. and we have done this with the corps of engineers very effectively using the best science. they have their -- in mississippi they have a big center where they study how to do these things. and yes, it does cost money, but we are saving assets, billions and billions of dollars. i think that this is a very unfortunate amendments and we should on a bipartisan b
i think obama is doing a great job. host: as far as the amendments are concerned, 583 proposed according to the "washington post" and others. 153 of those were considered on the house of the floor and at the end of the day 67 ended up being adopted by house of representatives. one of the amendment by representative broun, 246 as it was none. it would fund the army corps by responding. a democrat from washington state. >> there is the school of thought that we should let nature...
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a preview of president obama's fiscal 2012 budget. with merrill goozner. and the effectiveness of school choice programs in the u.s. with andrew campanella, senior advisor for the alliance for school choice. and the role the government plays of the mortgage market with john taylor, president of the national community reinvestment coalition. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] host: today is budget day, the official white house roll out of the president's spending plan for next fiscal year, fy 2012, which begins in october. $3.70 trillion is the number this year. we are also reading the plan would trim or terminate more than 200 federal programs next year. as the budget plan goes to capitol hill, i want to let you know we will be covering lots of briefings today as folks up there picked apart the budget. we will have it live and taped throughout the day for you today. the deficit figure here in this budget -- $1.10 trillion over 10 years is what would
a preview of president obama's fiscal 2012 budget. with merrill goozner. and the effectiveness of school choice programs in the u.s. with andrew campanella, senior advisor for the alliance for school choice. and the role the government plays of the mortgage market with john taylor, president of the national community reinvestment coalition. "washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011]...
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barack obama has been in the senate one month. when i sit down with barack obama he knew more about the political philosophy and policy than i did. then i saw the wonderful crease that he sat across from me and i said to myself on the basis of a crease in his pants, i said to myself this man is going to be president some day and he is going to be a very good president. and i said to myself what if barack obama had been wearing pantyhose? what would our friends say about that? they are not relevant anymore. then brooks went on to say barack obama was birkie and and he knew edmund burke very well. win you write for the new york times you can say any preposterous thing and will be taken seriously at least by the editors of the new york times, not by me. >> host: from "after the hangover: the conservatives' road to recovery," conservatives particularly conservative writers, have remained marginalized by the political culture and left with all one expedient to start up which is to slight the relevant service. >> guest: that is a wonder
barack obama has been in the senate one month. when i sit down with barack obama he knew more about the political philosophy and policy than i did. then i saw the wonderful crease that he sat across from me and i said to myself on the basis of a crease in his pants, i said to myself this man is going to be president some day and he is going to be a very good president. and i said to myself what if barack obama had been wearing pantyhose? what would our friends say about that? they are not...